To the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, who is now calling on forces to routinely release information on suspects’ ethnicities – even if it ’emboldens’ racists. In the wake of a recent attack in Liverpool, Sir Mark Rowley has urged police to be ‘realistic’ about handling information surrounding a crime and has made the case for earlier release of personal details given the number of ‘half truths’ already shared online. How very interesting.
Rowley’s comments follow a furore over the information put out by the Merseyside Police force about the man arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of supporters celebrating Liverpool Football Club’s record. Police announced they had taken a 53-year-old white British man into custody within hours of Monday’s attack – before swiftly receiving criticism for specifying the driver’s ethnicity. Speaking to the Beeb today, Rowley said that while the move hadn’t pleased everyone, it was the best way to address arrests going forwards.
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